1:00am Sunday, 14th November 2010
MESSAGES
Each day we are being fed messages about how girls and women should be. The world shouts out that all women are and should be sexy. It is in the television shows and movies we watch, the internet sites we browse, the songs we listen to, the magazines we flip through and even on the billboards we drive by every day. The world tells us that the ideal woman is hot, sexy, sassy and on the prowl.
Each day we are being fed messages about how girls and women should be. The world shouts out that all women are and should be sexy. It is in the television shows and movies we watch, the internet sites we browse, the songs we listen to, the magazines we flip through and even on the billboards we drive by every day. The world tells us that the ideal woman is hot, sexy, sassy and on the prowl.
However, these messages are not what God tells his daughters.
MEANING
Your worth and value are not based on your body nor on being sexy. We need to get real about this. Genesis 1:27, 31 and Genesis 2:23-25 express the goodness of our physical bodies which God created. We are made in the image of God and this should be where our value is found. However, we do live in a fallen world where the goodness of creation and relationship have been broken. In our obsession with our bodies and clothing
1 Samuel 16:7 expresses that while humans look at the outward appearance, God is concerned with the heart and our character more than our bodies or clothes. Furthermore, this side of the cross, our identity as Christians lies in Christ and not our outward appearance.
MODESTY
The Bible teaches quite clearly on modesty and sexuality. Ephesians 5:3 says ‘But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality.’ This ‘hint’ includes both our actions and our appearance.
Women are encouraged also to dress modestly and develop inner beauty, (1 Peter 3:3-6).
This is what God desires for his daughters – not because he is a killjoy but because he loves us and in fact knows what will bring us more joy!
MEN
Girls—we need to get real about the effect our bodies and actions have on men. If you dress sexy you may receive unwanted attention (think about wolf whistles from construction sites), or you may become involved in unwanted sexual behaviours. We need to love our Christian brothers at all times – not just at youth group or church!
MARRIAGE
Sex and being sexy has a time and place that God is all for—within the marriage relationship. Baring our bodies and engaging in sexual practices belong there.
I urge you sisters to wait till then to be a sexy Christian girl. Any hint before then is only damaging to your brothers and yourself. Be girls who seek to love God with their hearts, minds, bodies and clothes.
MEANING
Your worth and value are not based on your body nor on being sexy. We need to get real about this. Genesis 1:27, 31 and Genesis 2:23-25 express the goodness of our physical bodies which God created. We are made in the image of God and this should be where our value is found. However, we do live in a fallen world where the goodness of creation and relationship have been broken. In our obsession with our bodies and clothing
1 Samuel 16:7 expresses that while humans look at the outward appearance, God is concerned with the heart and our character more than our bodies or clothes. Furthermore, this side of the cross, our identity as Christians lies in Christ and not our outward appearance.
MODESTY
The Bible teaches quite clearly on modesty and sexuality. Ephesians 5:3 says ‘But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality.’ This ‘hint’ includes both our actions and our appearance.
Women are encouraged also to dress modestly and develop inner beauty, (1 Peter 3:3-6).
This is what God desires for his daughters – not because he is a killjoy but because he loves us and in fact knows what will bring us more joy!
MEN
Girls—we need to get real about the effect our bodies and actions have on men. If you dress sexy you may receive unwanted attention (think about wolf whistles from construction sites), or you may become involved in unwanted sexual behaviours. We need to love our Christian brothers at all times – not just at youth group or church!
MARRIAGE
Sex and being sexy has a time and place that God is all for—within the marriage relationship. Baring our bodies and engaging in sexual practices belong there.
I urge you sisters to wait till then to be a sexy Christian girl. Any hint before then is only damaging to your brothers and yourself. Be girls who seek to love God with their hearts, minds, bodies and clothes.
Edited version of a fervr.net story (eternity)
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